{"rewrite":{"id":"r_32382ac553e44027ef9d1247","clusterId":"c_235078b4166707c1f0eaab59","slug":"new-live-action-gto-series-trailer-shows-52-year-old-onizuka-in-a-reiwa-era-school","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"New Live-Action GTO Series Trailer Shows 52-Year-Old Onizuka in a Reiwa-Era School","summary":"The staff for the new live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka series released a 90-second trailer and a new visual on Thursday. Takashi Sorimachi returns as Eikichi Onizuka, now 52, working at a school where teachers are ranked by students via tablets. The series premieres July 20 on Kansai TV and Fuji TV.","whyItMatters":"The sequel moves the story from the Heisei era to the Reiwa era, updating the setting to address modern issues like commercialization of education and social media, while keeping the original lead actor and creative team.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa\u0026#39;s GTO manga is a direct sequel to earlier adaptations, jumping the timeline forward to the present day. Onizuka now teaches at Seishin Academy, a school that issues tablets to students and staff and runs a teacher-ranking system. Low-ranked teachers lose their homeroom status. Onizuka\u0026#39;s old-school methods have cost him jobs before he arrives at Seishin.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakashi Sorimachi reprises the role 28 years after his first outing as Onizuka. Director Satoru Nakajima and scriptwriter Kazuhiko Yukawa also return. Meru Nukumi plays Mio Kashiwabara, the assistant homeroom teacher. The series premieres July 20 at 10 p.m. on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliates.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"New live-action GTO series trailer: Takashi Sorimachi returns as 52-year-old Onizuka in a Reiwa-era school with tablet rankings and social media. Premieres July 20.","twitterPost":"New live-action GTO series trailer: Takashi Sorimachi returns as 52-year-old Onizuka in a Reiwa-era school with tablet rankings and social media. Premieres July 20.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The new live-action GTO series dropped a trailer and visual. Takashi Sorimachi is back as Eikichi Onizuka, now 52, at a school where students rank teachers via tablets. The sequel moves the story to the Reiwa era. Premieres July 20.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-17/new-live-action-gto-great-teacher-onizuka-series-streams-trailer/.238636\",\"title\":\"New Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Streams Trailer\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4405,"outputTokens":614,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781756764,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T04:16:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T04:19:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T04:19:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_235078b4166707c1f0eaab59","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Streams Trailer","representativeArticleId":"a_bc35f379f3500b177bba45f0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tohru Fujisawa\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T03:40:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-18T03:40:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T04:19:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-17/new-live-action-gto-great-teacher-onizuka-series-streams-trailer/.238636","title":"News\nNew Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Streams Trailer"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tohru Fujisawa"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The new live-action GTO series premieres July 20 at 10 p.m. on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliates.","Takashi Sorimachi returns as Eikichi Onizuka, now 52, reprising the role 28 years after his first outing.","The story is set at Seishin Academy, a school where teachers are ranked by students via tablets, and low-ranked teachers lose their homeroom status.","Director Satoru Nakajima and scriptwriter Kazuhiko Yukawa return from earlier adaptations.","Meru Nukumi plays Mio Kashiwabara, the assistant homeroom teacher."]}